Format:
Book
Title:
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood : celebrity gossip and American conservatism / Jennifer Frost.
Author:
Frost, Jennifer, 1961-
Call Number:
C070.449791 H778zfr 2011
Publisher, Date:
New York : New York University Press, c2011.
Description:
xv, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series:
American history and culture
American history and culture (New York University Press)
Subjects:
Hopper, Hedda, 1885-1966
Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966 -- Political and social views.
Gossip columnists -- United States -- Biography.
Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States.
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Contents:
Introduction : "malice in wonderland" -- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood -- Readers, respondents, and fans -- Hopper's wars -- Cold War Americanism, Hopper style -- Blacklisting Hollywood "Reds" -- Representing race in the face of civil rights -- "Family togetherness" in Fifties Hollywood -- Taking on "Hollywood Babylon" -- Conclusion : movies, politics, and narratives of nostalgia.
ISBN:
9780814728239 (cl : alk. paper)
0814728235 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814728246 (e-book : alk. paper)
0814728243 (e-book : alk. paper)